Bill Text: IA HF2176 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring school employee training and protocols relating to suicide prevention and trauma-informed care. (See HF 2350.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-12 - Withdrawn. H.J. 566. [HF2176 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF2176-Introduced.html
House File 2176 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY NUNN A BILL FOR 1 An Act requiring school employee training and protocols 2 relating to suicide prevention and trauma=informed care. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6102YH (2) 87 je/jh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.7, Code 2018, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 33. a. For purposes of this subsection: 1 4 (1) "Postvention" means the same as defined in section 1 5 279.70. 1 6 (2) "Trauma=informed care" means the same as defined in 1 7 section 279.70. 1 8 b. Adopt rules to require school districts to adopt 1 9 protocols for suicide prevention and postvention and 1 10 trauma=informed care. The protocols shall be based on 1 11 nationally recognized best practices. 1 12 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 279.70 Suicide prevention and 1 13 trauma=informed care training. 1 14 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context 1 15 otherwise requires: 1 16 a. "Postvention" means the provision of crisis intervention, 1 17 support, and assistance for those affected by a suicide or 1 18 suicide attempt to prevent further risk of suicide. 1 19 b. "Trauma=informed care" means services that are based 1 20 on an understanding of the vulnerabilities and triggers of 1 21 individuals who have experienced trauma, recognize the role 1 22 trauma has played in the lives of those individuals, recognize 1 23 the presence and onset of trauma symptoms, are supportive of 1 24 trauma recovery, and avoid further traumatization. 1 25 2. By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a school 1 26 district shall integrate annual, evidence=based training on 1 27 suicide prevention and postvention for all school personnel 1 28 who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement 1 29 of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners 1 30 and who have regular contact with students in grades six 1 31 through twelve into the school district's comprehensive 1 32 school improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, 1 33 subsection 21. The content of the training shall be based on 1 34 nationally recognized best practices. 1 35 3. By July 1, 2019, the board of directors of a school 2 1 district shall integrate annual, evidence=based training 2 2 on trauma=informed care for all school personnel who hold 2 3 a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of 2 4 recognition issued by the board of educational examiners 2 5 and who have regular contact with students in kindergarten 2 6 through grade twelve into the school district's comprehensive 2 7 school improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 256.7, 2 8 subsection 21. The content of the training shall be based on 2 9 nationally recognized best practices. 2 10 Sec. 3. ADMINISTRATIVE RULES. The state board of education 2 11 shall submit a notice of intended action to the administrative 2 12 rules coordinator and the administrative code editor pursuant 2 13 to section 17A.4, subsection 1, not later than December 12, 2 14 2018, for the adoption of rules required by section 256.7, 2 15 subsection 33, as enacted by this Act. The board shall adopt 2 16 such rules not later than July 1, 2019. 2 17 Sec. 4. IMPLEMENTATION OF ACT. Section 25B.2, subsection 2 18 3, shall not apply to this Act. 2 19 EXPLANATION 2 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 21 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 22 This bill requires the board of directors of a school 2 23 district to integrate annual, evidence=based training on 2 24 suicide prevention for all school personnel who hold a license, 2 25 certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition 2 26 issued by the board of educational examiners and who have 2 27 regular contact with students in grades 6 through 12 into the 2 28 school district's comprehensive school improvement plan by 2 29 July 1, 2019. The content of the training shall be based on 2 30 nationally recognized best practices. The bill provides a 2 31 similar requirement for training on trauma=informed care for 2 32 school personnel who have regular contact with students in 2 33 kindergarten through grade 12. 2 34 The bill requires the department of education to adopt rules 2 35 to require school districts to adopt protocols for suicide 3 1 prevention and postvention and trauma=informed care based on 3 2 nationally recognized best practices. The bill requires the 3 3 board to submit a notice of intended action to begin such 3 4 rulemaking no later than December 12, 2018, and to adopt such 3 5 rules not later than July 1, 2019. 3 6 The bill defines "trauma=informed care" as services that are 3 7 based on an understanding of the vulnerabilities and triggers 3 8 of individuals who have experienced trauma, recognize the role 3 9 trauma has played in the lives of those individuals, recognize 3 10 the presence and onset of trauma symptoms, are supportive of 3 11 trauma recovery, and avoid further traumatization. The bill 3 12 defines "postvention" as the provision of crisis intervention, 3 13 support, and assistance for those affected by a suicide or 3 14 suicide attempt to prevent further risk of suicide. 3 15 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code 3 16 section 25B.3. The bill makes inapplicable Code section 25B.2, 3 17 subsection 3, which would relieve a political subdivision from 3 18 complying with a state mandate if funding for the cost of 3 19 the state mandate is not provided or specified. Therefore, 3 20 political subdivisions are required to comply with any state 3 21 mandate included in the bill. LSB 6102YH (2) 87 je/jh
